Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet Monday, replacing five ministers in an attempt to gain opposition support for his plan to double the sales tax. Mr. Noda replaced his ministers of defense, justice, agriculture, infrastructure and financial affairs in hopes of getting his tax changes through a divided parliament. All of the ministers […]
Panetta Visits Vietnam
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Sunday visited a major base used by American forces during the Vietnam War. Panetta is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the former U.S. air force and naval base at Cam Ranh Bay since the war ended in 1975. Officials said the defense secretary would visit an American naval cargo […]
Japan PM to Reshuffle Cabinet
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he will reshuffle his Cabinet Monday in an attempt to gain opposition support for his plan to double the sales tax. Mr. Noda told reporters Sunday that he has yet to decide on the details of the reorganization, although analysts say that Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka and Transport Minister […]
US to Station Majority of Warships in Pacific
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States will shift the majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years as part of a new strategic focus on Asia. In Singapore Saturday, Panetta told a conference of defense officials from 30 Asia-Pacific nations that the U.S. Navy would reposition its […]
Google Warns Chinese Users on Faulty Web Searches
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Cyber-giant Google — locked in a tug-of-war with China over Internet freedom — has issued a warning to users in the People’s Republic that some search words may disrupt connections, and is encouraging them to try other search terms. A statement posted on Google’s website says searches from China have for several years produced results […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for “Healthy Skepticism” of Burma’s Reforms
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the international investors Friday to exercise “healthy skepticism” as her country implements reforms after half a century of military rule. In an address to the World Economic Forum in Bangkok, the Nobel peace laureate condemned the lack of change in Burma’s corrupt legal system and said […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for “Healthy Skepticism” of Burma’s Reforms
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the international community Friday to exercise “healthy skepticism” as her country implements reforms after half a century of military rule. In an address to the World Economic Forum in Bangkok, the Nobel peace laureate condemned the lack of change in Burma’s corrupt legal system and said […]
Chen: Democratic Reform in China Slow, but Irreversible
Posted May 31st, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who recently arrived in the United States after escaping last month from house arrest in China’s Shandong province, says democratic change in China is slow, but irreversible. In his first formal public appearance at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations Thursday, Chen also called on China’s government and party […]
Europe’s Chief Banker Says Eurozone ‘Unsustainable’
Posted May 31st, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Europe’s chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is “unsustainable” and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said the financial institution has done what it could to combat the […]
Europe’s Chief Banker Says Eurozone ‘Unsustainable’
Posted May 31st, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Europe’s chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is “unsustainable” and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said the financial institution has done what it could to combat the […]
